光谷实验中学2024-2025学年12月素养调研
九年级 英语试卷
第Ⅰ 卷 (选择题 共 80分)
一、听力测试 (共三节，满分25分)
第一节 (共4 小题，每小题 1 分，满分4 分)
听下面 4 个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. In 1893. B. By Whitcomb Judson. C. Once a week.
2. A. It’s dangerous. B. Make their own decisions. C. On May 30th.
3. A. It’s red. B. It’s 12 dollars. C. It belongs to Mary.
4. A. The music that I can dance to. B. In the music hall. C. They are creative musicians.
第二节 (共 8 小题，每小题 1分，满分 8 分)
听下面 8 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5. What would the girl like to drink
A. Apple juice. B. Milk shake. C. Orange juice.
6. Where is the man going
A. To a hospital. B. To a service center. C. To a supermarket.
7. Whose dictionary is it on the desk
A. Joe’s. B. Jeff’s. C. Cindy’s.
8. When did the meeting begin
A. At 2: 40. B. At 3: 00. C. At 2: 20.
9. What kind of person is Susan’s uncle
A. Quiet. B. Humorous. C. Serious.
10. Where does the conversation take place
A. At an airport. B. At a dentist. C. At a hotel.
11. What could the man probably say next
A. You can’t be serious. B. You are kind. C. Good for you.
12. What are they talking about
A. B. C.
第三节 (共 13 小题，每小题 1分，满分 13分)
听下面 4 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。
13. Where does Jack ask Jenny to go
A. To the shop. B. To the park. C. To his house.
14. Why does Jenny refuse Jack at first
A. She dislikes Mark. B. She dislikes running. C. She hates being cold.
15. What may Jenny do next
A. Sit in the room. B. Go to watch the race. C. Give Jack a call.
听下面一段对话，回答 16 至 18 三个小题。
16. Where are the speakers most probably
A. In the office. B. On the street. C. In the classroom.
17. What kind of music does Helen like
A. Classical music. B. Pop music. C. Rock music.
18. What do we know about Dave
A. He likes playing the piano best. B. He is a music teacher. C. He used to like pop music.
听下面一段对话，回答 19 至 22 四个小题。
19. Who has collected the stamps
A. Tony. B. Annie. C. Bill.
20. What might Annie be allowed to do at home
A. Collect stamps. B. Study hard. C. Meet friends.
21. What does Bill think of Annie’s parents
A. They are nice. B. They are friendly. C. They are strict.
22. What’s Bill’s opinion towards parents
A. They should change their ideas about teenagers.
B. They should. care less about their children.
C. They should be more strict with their children.
听下面一段独白，回答 23. 至 25 每个小题。
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23. Why did Charlotte sing together with Johnathan
A. Because she found he was hard-working.
B. Because she wanted to win in a talent show.
C. Because she followed the music teacher’s advice.
24. What was the result of their performance
A. They came first. B. They came second. C. They came third,
25. What can we learn from this story
A. Everyone loves singing. B. Two are better than one. C. Friendship is valuable.
二、单项选择 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
26. —Linda, how was your trip to the East Lake Greenway last weekend
— ____________. I lost myself in the colorful leaves.
A. It was fantastic B. Sounds interesting C. With pleasure D. It depends
27. —What about practicing running every day
— ____________. I need more exercise to make progress in P. E. class.
A. That’s all right B. I hope so C. Never mind D. You have a point
28. —The world-famous painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to ____________ an artist once he grows up.”
A. require B. remain C. respect D. remind
29. —What an interesting idea!
—It came to me in a ____________ of inspiration (灵感).
A. rise B. lift C. chance D. flash
30. —You have a wide vocabulary. Can you give me some suggestions on studying English d
—As a Grade 9 student, you can ____________ your time.
A. manage B. support C. choose D. decide
31. —Will David join us
—Не ____________ come. You know, he changes his mind so often.
A. should B. can C. might D. must
32. —The winter in Wuhan is so dry.
—Yeah, I think you can put on some cream to make your skin feel ____________.
A. fair B. smooth C. bright D. awful
33. —There are many celebrations in the coming winter solstice (冬至).
—Sounds fascinating: I don’t want to miss ____________.
A. it B. none C. any D. one
34. —Do you know the astronaut Liu Yang
—Sure. She is the first female astronaut in China who can ____________ her dreams. I really look up to her.
A. pay off B. come true C. stick to D. set out
35. The saying “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers” tells us ____________
A. why we need teachers B. how should we treat people
C. who we can learn from D. what did we say in public
三、完形填空 (每小题1分，共15分)
I am Ivan, a gorilla (大猩猩) . Mack, my owner, gives me a new black crayon and a fresh pile of paper. It’s time to work again.
I smell the crayon, roll it in my hands, press the sharp point against my hands. There’s 36 I love more than a new crayon. I search my place to draw. What is 37 An old banana peel would 38 , but I’ve eaten them all. My little pool is blue. The yogurt is white.
Something moves in the corner. I have a 39 . A shiny beetle (甲虫) has stopped by. Bugs often move through my place on their way to somewhere else.
“Hello, beetle,” I say.
He 40 , silent. Bugs never want to chat. The beetle is an attractive bug, with a body like a shiny nut. He’s black as a starless night. That’s it, I will draw him.
It’s 41 , making a picture of something new. I don’t get the chance that often.
But I 42 I look at the beetle, who’s kind enough not to move, then back at my paper. I draw his body, his legs and his sour 43 I’m lucky. The beetle 44 all day. Usually bugs don’t remain long when they visit. I am beginning to 45 if he’s feeling all right.
Bob, my dog friend, who’s been known to chew on bugs from time to time, offers to eat him. I tell Bob that won’t be necessary.
I’m just finishing my last picture when Mack comes. Julia is with him. She likes drawing. Mack 46 my cage and picks up a drawing. “What’s this ” he asks. “Really can’t understand what Ivan thinks he’s drawing. A big black nothing. “
Julia’s standing outside of my cage, “Can I see ” she asks. Mack holds my picture up to the window. Julia tilts (歪着) her head and shut one eye. Then she 47 her eye and scans my place.
“I know it’s a beetle! See that beetle over there by Ivan’s pool ”
“My god, I just sprayed (喷洒) this place for bugs.” Mack walks over to the beetle and lifts his foot, preparing to stomp (跺脚) . Before Mack can 48 his foot, the beetle runs away, disappearing through a hole in the wall. Mack turns back to my 49 . “So you make out this is a beetle, if you say so, kid ”
“Oh, that’s a beetle for sure,” Julia says, smiling at me, “I know a beetle when I see one.”
It’s nice, I think, having such a (n) 50 around.
36. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
37. A. red B. black C. white D. blue
38. A. go B. make C. work D. create
39. A. point B. visitor C. choice D. plan
40. A. climbs B. cries C. runs D. freezes
41. A. easy B. comfortable C. boring D. difficult
42. A. do B. try C. search D. manage
43. A. expression B. dream C. tour D. sleep
44. A. leaves B. talks C. stays D. lies
45. A. suppose B. wonder C. agree D. believe
46. A. arrives B. goes C. comes D. enters
47. A. opens B. closes C. covers D. cleans
48. A. perform B. shake C. lower D. raise
49. A. window B. crayon C. drawing D. location
50. A. artist B. owner C. beetle D. dog
四、阅读理解 (本题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
A
Little Mechanic Helps Stop an Accident Ten-year-old Larry from St. Louis, Missouri, saved many students on board from disaster. On the way to school, the school bus driver suddenly fell ill. Seeing the bus was running away, the other kids started to scream, but Larry ran to the front and pressed the brake paddle (刹车踏板). Larry is something of a mechanic (技工). He often helps his neighbor work on his old truck, and he knows where to find the brakes. __________________________________ Rain or shine, Zhong Jing opens the door of her clinic-in the village no later than half past seven a. m. each day. The clinic is the only place where the villagers can see a doctor, and the locals treat her as one of their own. But fourteen years ago, when the young doctor appeared in the village in Guizhou Province to set up a practice, she ran into a wall of distrust. Write a letter to an animal Every morning, Amanda Clark checks on the cows, pigs and dogs on the farm located in Pennsylvania, US. Because of some uncertain reasons, the farm has been lonely for a long time. The animals have been missing visitors. Clark came up with a good idea to connect these animals with people. She posted the animals’ basic information online. And people could visit the farm’s website and choose an animal to write to.
51. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news
A. People’s Life B. Animal Farm C. Country Road D. Machine World
52. When we say “Larry is something of a mechanic”, we mean ____________.
A. Larry’s job is mending old trucks B. Larry knows something about the machines
C. Larry is actually a robot D. Larry wants to be a mechanic
53. The best heading for the second piece of news would be ____________.
A. Open a Clinic for the Villagers B. Break the Wall of Distrust
C. See a Doctor at Any Time D. Treat Her as a Sick Villager
54. Why did Amanda Clark post the animals’ basic information online
A. Because she wanted to save the animals.
B. Because she wanted to connect the animals with people.
C. Because she wanted to raise money for the animals.
D. Because she wanted to give the children a chance to volunteer.
55. What can we learn from the people in the news above
A. To be brave. B. To be honest. C. To be helpful. D. To be careful.
B
People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ★ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.
The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn’t food, the chickens made low and . long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.
The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.
56. Which of the following can be put in “ ★ ” in Paragraph 1
A. Humans may not like animals. B. Scientists know nothing about it.
C. Nobody knows why this happens. D. A new study adds chickens to the list.
57. Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken
A. B. C. D.
58. How did the volunteers help with the research
A. By listening to the chicken calls. B. By taking care of the chickens.
C. By finding food for the chickens. D. By making the chickens happy.
59. What does the underlined word “identify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Control. B. Hide. C. Discover. D. Hurt.
60. What is the best title for the passage
A. Chickens’ Food Calls B. Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens
C. Farmers’ Best Choice D. Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers
C
In October 2018, someone in South Carolina won $1.5 billion. The nearly impossible odds (概率) of winning were 1 in 302. 5 million! Many people probably wish they’d been the lucky ones happily accepting the prize.
It’s not hard to imagine the things one could do with this newfound wealth, but would this money actually make someone happy The experiences of several lottery (抽奖) winners show that it probably wouldn’t. Suddenly coming into big money can change a person’s life in unexpected and sometimes unpleasant ways. Take William Post, for example, who had only $2. 46 in the bank when he won $16. 2 million in a New York lottery in 1998. Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending. He wasn’t as happy as he felt before winning the prize.
Then there was Callie Rogers, a British teenager from a common family, won $3 million in 2003. She bought her family and friends lavish gifts and bought herself expensive clothes. After six years, Callie lost all her money and realized that money didn’t make her happy. In fact, she became worried that people were friendly with her only to get her money.
Lottery winners are not the only ones who can end up unhappy. People who get big money for some other reasons, e. g. receiving money from others, are also at risk. They may not know how to deal with money and do not ask experts for advice. They waste money on things they don’t need and give away too much money to friends and relatives.
Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, clothes, a safe place to live, and health care. People are also happy when they give reasonable (合理的) amounts of money to charities. Giving makes them feel as if they’re making a difference. Lavish things, such as expensive clothes and cars, only make people happy for a moment.
People can hope and wish to suddenly come into lots of money to improve their lives, but perhaps there are better ways to find happiness.
61. How does the writer support his opinion in Paragraph 2
A. By giving an example. B. By listing numbers.
C. By telling the differences. D. By asking a question.
62. What did William and Callie have in common according to the passage
A. They came from the same country. B. They won the lotteries in the same year.
C. They were poor before winning the lotteries. D. They spent their money quickly and carelessly.
63. What does the underlined word “lavish” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Expensive. B. Funny. C. Surprising. D. Lucky.
64. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage
A. Big money brings lasting happiness. B. People’s lives depend on lottery prizes.
C. Reasonable spending makes people happy. D. The basic needs of people are easily satisfied.
65. What’s the writer’s purpose for writing the passage
A. To encourage readers to make big money.
B. To advise people to stay away from lotteries.
C. To show his opinion about money and happiness.
D. To share some success stories about finding happiness.
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共40分)
五、词与短语填空 (提示：有两个多余选项) (共 5 个小题，每小题 2分，满分 10 分)
In big cities, parents now like to send their children’ to shopping malls to do activities like skiing, surfing, horseback riding and even farm work. Do you think it is a good idea to ____________ (66) these outdoor activities into malls for children to ____________ (67) them Such kinds of activities are____________ (68). Because of the high-speed lifestyle in cities, it is nearly impossible for us to get close to nature ____________ (69) it is during a long holiday. These indoor activities enable us to relax after a busy day. If children from Central China hope to learn surfing, they can fulfill this dream by doing it in a shopping mall, instead of travelling to Hainan. This is very cost-effective. Simply put, enjoying “outdoor activities” this way can broaden children’s horizons ____________ (70) causing a heavy burden (负担).
六、综合填空 (本题共 10 分，每小题 1分，满分 10分)
阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Confucius, named Qiu and styled Zhongni, was born in 551 BC and ____________ (71) (die) in 479 BC in Lu ing from an upper-class family ____________ (72) had fallen on hard times, he was diligent in learning from childhood.
His main ____________ (73) (think) are “Ren” and “Li”. “Ren” promotes mutual (相互的) care and respect among people, like “Do not do to others ____________ (74) you do not want others to do to you”. “Li” focuses on social manners and____________ (75) (rule). He was the first private school teacher, ____________ (76) (believe) in “Education without Discrimination”, and taught students according to ____________ (77) (they) abilities. His words ____________ (78) (record) in “The Analects of Confucius (《论语》)”, such as “Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure.”
Confucius holds an important position in Chinese history. The Confucianism he founded is an essential part of ____________ (79) (tradition) Chinese culture, influencing various aspects of society for more than two thousand years and providing strong spiritual and cultural support ____________ (80) the Chinese nation’s development.
七、书面表达 (共 1 大题，满分 20 分)
假如你是李华，你校新来的外教Tony想通过问卷了解学生的爱好，问卷中有关于音乐和运动等方面的问题。请你根据以下问卷问题用英文向 Tony 作详细介绍。
What music do you listen to when you feel. . .
How often do you do sports
Do your friends have the same hobbies as you
Something more about it.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tony,
I’d like to introduce my hobbies about music and sports to you. ____________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
光谷实验中学2024-2025学年12月素养调研
九年级 英语试卷 参考答案
一、听力
1-5 ABCAC 6-10 CCABB 11-15 AABCB 16-20 ABBAB 21-25 CACBC
二、单选
26-30 ADBDA 31-35 CBCCC
三、完形
36-40 ABCBD 41-45 DBACB 46-50 DACCA
四、阅读
51-55 ABABC 56-60 DDACB 61-65 ADACC
五、词语短语填空
66. move 67. experience 68. necessary 69. unless 70. without
六、综合填空
71. died 72. that\which 73. thoughts 74. what 75. rules
78. were recorded 79. traditional 76. believing 77. their 80. for
七、书面表达
(One Possible Version) Dear Tony,
I’d like to introduce my hobbies about music and sports to you. Music plays an important part in my life. I listen to different music depending on how I feel. When I’m down, I listen to the songs with encouraging lyrics. When I’m tired, soft music is my first choice. As for sports. I like running best. I run three times a week to keep fit. Most of my friends share similar hobbies with me. We have the same musical tastes and often play sports together. It’s really fun. Music and sports are not only good for our body and mind, they can also improve our relationship with friends. (97词)
